The Andrea Dailly trained Radek Bale is the ‘real thing’.

A middle-distance convert, he’s been brilliant in his past two over 515m at Sandown Park and now steps up to 595m.

And The Watchdog says “he’ll have no trouble covering the extra ground”.

But the expert form analyst expects Riccarton Rick, who made his 595m debut last week, to “put the heat on the ‘red’ for most of the trip.

He Shall Blitz also made his 595m debut last week, and The Watchdog says he has the “potential to become a staying star”.

‘Waggily Watchdog’

Daily Mail followers who have chased The Watchdog’s ‘wagging tail’ over the past few days have reaped dividends.

The expert form analyst is ‘barking’, posting an 80% profit on Monday, a 65% yield on Tuesday, and a massive 185% gain on Wednesday.

He landed another ‘double’ yesterday, with best ‘Win’ bet Kraken Sue scoring at The Meadows and best ’Place’ bet Shanlyn Kim finishing second at The Meadows.

Check out The Watchdog’s extensive analysis of tonight’s ‘Must-Watch’ race, along with his best ‘Win’ and ‘Place’ bets in today’s edition of the Daily Mail.